In her engaging new book, Peggy Kaye shows parents and teachers how to play learning games based on classic children's books. "Games with Books" features 14 picture books, from "Harold and the Purple Crayon" to "Blueberries for Sal." For each book, Kaye provides a summary and then offers three to four games that will keep kids entertained while they are practicing valuable reading, writing, and math skills.

From the Publisher:Demonstrates how parents and teachers can play games based on classic children's literary works including fourteen picture books and fourteen chapter books, providing a summary of each work paired with reading, writing, and math exercises. Reprint. series of learning games to teach vital reading, writing, and math skills.Demonstrates how parents and teachers can play games based on classic children's literary works including fourteen picture books and fourteen chapter books, providing a summary of each work paired with reading, writing, and math exercises. Reprint. series of learning games to teach vital reading, writing, and math skills. Simultaneous. 15,000 first printing.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: How to Play with Books................................xi
PART ONE: HOW TO PLAY WITH PICTURE BOOKS
The Carrot Seed (Preschool and Kindergarten)....................3
How Many Carrots?............................................4
Painting with Carrots........................................6
Pet Plant....................................................9
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Preschool and Kindergarten)......11
With My Purple Crayon.......................................12
Purple Maze.................................................16
Pass the Purple Crayon......................................21
Ten Black Dots (Preschool and Kindergarten)....................23
Dot Book....................................................24
Dots Galore.................................................30
Fingerprint Dots............................................33
The Something (Preschool and Kindergarten).....................34
The Face of a Something.....................................35
Something Speak.............................................39
All About My Something......................................41
Caps for Sale (Preschool and Kindergarten).....................43
Getting In on the Act.......................................44
Patterns....................................................46
Monkey See, Monkey Do.......................................49
Chrysanthemum (Preschool and Kindergarten).....................51
The Name Game...............................................52
Chry-san-the-mum............................................56
So That's a Chrysanthemum...................................58
Blueberries for Sal (Preschool, Kindergarten, and First
Grade)..........................................................59
Kuplink, Kuplank, Kuplunk...................................60
Blueberry Treats............................................63
Blueberry Count.............................................67
Katy No-Pocket (Preschool, Kindergarten, and First
Grade)......................................................68
Who Is Hiding in Katy's Pocket?.............................69
Be an Official Master Pocket Counter........................73
Eat Them If You Can.........................................74
Kangaroo Hop................................................76
Frederick (Kindergarten and First Grade).......................77
Word Collection.............................................78
Using Your Collection.......................................81
Secret Friends..............................................83
I Dream of Frederick........................................85
Martha Blah Blah (Kindergarten and First Grade)................87
Missing Letters.............................................88
Feel Those Letters..........................................91
What Did I Say?.............................................93
Alphabet Soup...............................................95
Crow Boy (Kindergarten and First and Second Grades)............97
I See It....................................................98
Copy My Sounds.............................................100
Did You Hear My Sound?.....................................102
In Search of Japan.........................................106
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
(Kindergarten and First Grade).................................107
Your Own Mulberry Street...................................108
That's a Mulberry Street!..................................110
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (Kindergarten and
First and Second Grades).......................................113
Make a Hat.................................................115
How Much Is 500, Anyway?...................................120
Yeoman of the Bowmen.......................................123
Many Moons (First and Second Grades)..........................125
Moon Gazing................................................127
Full Moon Book.............................................129
Moon Facts.................................................134
An Almost Golden Moon Necklace.............................137
PART TWO: HOW TO PLAY WITH CHAPTER BOOKS
A Bear Called Paddington (Kindergarten and First and
Second Grades).................................................143
Shaving-Cream Writing......................................144
A Simple Card Trick........................................149
Anything and Everything Can Go Wrong.......................152
My Father's Dragon (Kindergarten and First, Second, and
Third Grades)..................................................154
Spice Ball.................................................155
Mapmaking..................................................157
Find the Dragon............................................163
Winnie-the-Pooh (Kindergarten and First and Second
Grades)........................................................168
The Hum Game...............................................169
Make a Bear................................................173
Wobbly Letters.............................................182
Pooh Picnic Party..........................................186
Pippi Longstocking (First, Second, and Third Grades)..........188
How Long Can You Be Strong?................................189
Sound Tag..................................................196
Don't Touch the Floor Game.................................199
Thing-Finders..............................................202
Mr. Popper's Penguins (First, Second, and Third Grades).......203
Mr. Astor's Ants...........................................204
Penguin Book...............................................207
Your Solution..............................................215
Stuart Little (First, Second, and Third Grades)...............218
Making a Boat..............................................219
Chairman of the House......................................226
Just Stuart's Size.........................................229
Charlotte's Web (First, Second, and Third Grades).............231
Friendship Medallion.......................................232
Single-Line Web Game.......................................238
Blend the Friends..........................................241
The Enormous Egg (First, Second, and Third Grades}............244
How Big Is Uncle Beazley?..................................245
How Big Am I? How Big Will I Be?...........................250
Egg Latin..................................................254
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (Second and Third Grades)..........256
My Mom (or Dad) Needs a Cure...............................257
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Board Game............................265
Treasure Hunt..............................................270
The Borrowers (First, Second, and Third Grades)...............273
A Borrower's House.........................................275
Beat the Sound Borrower....................................280
Beezus and Ramona (First, Second, and Third Grades)...........283
Mu Torere..................................................284
A Rainy-Day Project........................................291
Applesauce.................................................294
The Hundred Dresses (Second and Third Grades}.................296
Dresses, Dresses, Dresses..................................297
Scrapbook of Dresses.......................................303
Closet Estimation..........................................307
The Half-A-Moon Inn (Second and Third Grades).................309
Poetry Dream Book..........................................311
Almost Charades............................................322
Talkless Time..............................................324
The Search for Delicious (Second and Third Grades)............326
Definition Poll............................................327
Paper Doll.................................................330
The Dictionary, Please.....................................340
APPENDIXES
Why the Moon Changes Shape.....................................345
A Note to Teachers.............................................347